Feed-bag.



E. L. MUALLISTER.

FEED BAG.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1912.

1,054,226. Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

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ELBERT L. MCALLIS'IER, OF NORTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

FEED-BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25,1913.

Application filed September 3, 1912. Serial No. 718,345.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ELBERT L. MoALLIs'rER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Northbridge, in the county oflVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in F eed* Bags; and I do declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to improvements in feed bags.

One object of the invention is to provide a feed bag having a hopper orfood holding compartment and a feeding compartment into which the feedpasses from the hopper only as fast as it can be eaten by the animalthus preventing the feed from clogging the Ventilated sides of the feedcompartment and providing plenty of breathing space for the animal.

Another object is to provide a feed bag of this character which may bereadily attached to and comfortably supported by the head of the animaland froml which the feed will not be spilled and wasted.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved feed bag; Fig. 2 is a central vertical section thereof showingthe same applied to ahorses head the latter being shown in dotted lines;Fig. 3 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig.2.

My improved feed bag comprises a feeding compartment or member l and ahopper or food holding member l. The feeding compartment or member 1 isof substantially semi-circular shape and of suitable width and saidcompartment or member comprises bottom and side members 2 and 3 whichare preferably formed of sheet metal but which may be constructed of anysuitable material. In the inner portion of the sides 3 are venti-].ating openings 4 which are covered by fine mesh wire netting screensV5 which are secured to the inner surfaces of the sides in any suit-ablemanner. In the outer portion of the member or compartment l is arrangeda transverse vertically disposed partition 6 which extends from the topof the compartment to a point near the bottom thereofl and forms in theouter portion of the compartment l a feed chute 7 which communicateswith the main portion of the compartment l through the discharge opening8 formed bc-' .low the partition G as clearly shown in Fig. of thedrawings.

Itiveted or otherwise secured to the inner surfaces of the upper edgesof the sides and partition 6 of the compartment 1 is a guard strip 9which projects a suitable distance above the upper edges of thecompartment or member l. The strip 9 may be formed of any suitablematerial but is preferably constructed of canvas or heavy fabric and hassecured t'o the inner side thei'eof and around its upper edge a guardflange l0 which is preferably formed from a piece of rope of suitablesize and length which is sewed or otherwise fastened to the inner sideof the guard strip 9 as shown. The guard strip 9 and the rope flange 10protect the nose and face of the animal from injury by the upper edgesof the metal sides of the compartment 1 and said rope flange also formsa stop which prevents the grain from being thrown out of the compartmentwhile the animal is feeding.

The hopper or feed holding member l is preferably constructed of stiffcanvas or Asimilar material made in the form of a bagy corresponding insize to the upper end of the feed chute 7 in the feeding compartment ormember l. The lower end of the hopper or bag 2 is open and said openlower end is secured in the upper end of the chute 7 by rivets or othersuitable fastening devices as shown. The upper end of the bag or hopperl is also open and has secured therein a closing member 11 formed ofthin soft fabric in the upper edge of which is a casing containing adraw string l2 whereby the upper edges of said closing member may bedrawn together and fastened to close the upper end of the hopper asclearly shown in Figs. l and Q, of the drawings. By thus closing theupper end of the hopper the food contained therein is prevented frombeing thrown out and wasted.

The device is provided with an attaching and supporting strap 13 formedin sections which have their inner ends suitably secured to the strip 9or other suitable part of the feeding compartment or member 1 of thebag. To the outer end of one of the sections of the strap 13 is secureda buckle 111 with which the outer end of the other section of the strapis adapted to be connected .whereby the length of the strap may beadjusted to support the bag at the proper position on the head of theanimal. In applying the bag to the head of the animal the strap 13 ispassed over the top of the head immediately back of the ears as clearlyshown in Fig. 2 of the drawings and in order to hold the bag in properposition and to support the hopper 1 an additional strap 15 ispreferably provided, said strap having its outer end secured to theinner side of the upper end of the hopper 1 and extends back over thehead of the animal between the ears and has its inner end secured to asuitable part of the harness not shown. The strap 15 preferably passesbeneath the strap 13 and to said strap 15 is secured a guide loop 16through which the strap 13 passes and is held in position.

By constructing and arranging my improved feed bag as herein shown andde scribed it will be seen that the feed from the hopper 1 will passinto the feed chute 7 and from the same through the feed opening 8 belowthe partition 6 in limited quantities and only as fast as the feed canbe eaten from the feeding compartment.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operation of the invention will bereadily understood withoutrequiring a. more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined andclaimed.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim is:

In a feed bag of the character described, the combination of asemi-cylindrical feeding receptacle having in the sides thereof screenedVentilating openings, a rectangular shaped flexible guard strip securedto the upper edges of the central and rear portions of said feedingreceptacle and projected vertically above said edges, an inwardly eXtending guard flange secured to the inner face of the upper edge of saidguard strip, an upright partition transversely arranged in the feedingreceptacle near its front portion and having its lower end spaced fromthe bottom of the receptacle, said partition forming at the front end ofthe receptacle a feed chute and a feed passage connecting said chutewith the main portion of the receptacle, a flexible food holding bagarranged perpendicularly over said feed chute and having its lower endsecured in the latter, a flexible closing member secured to the upper'end of said bag, an adjustable head strap secured to the sides of thereceptacle, and a bag supporting strap having its front end secured tothe bag and its intermediate portion provided with a guide to receivethe head strap.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ELBERT L. MOALLISTER.

Witnesses SADIE L. QUACKENBUSH, THOMAS J. MURPHY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

